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  • E-mail ID Firm Aims to Restore Trust

    Start-up technology firm Iconix took a large step toward widespread adoption of its Truemark authentication technology recently with the announcement its scheme is compatible with Microsoft Outlook 2003.

  • Top ISPs Announce Support for Goodmail

    Goodmail Systems is expected to announce Thursday its CertifiedEmail system has been adopted by Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable’s Road Runner and Verizon.

  • Stupid Marketing Watch: Inside the Boston Bomb-Threat Flyer

    What is it about marketers in Boston and their uncanny ability to concoct promotions that make people think they’re in danger of imminent death?

    On the heels of a Cartoon Network bomb scare that paralyzed the city in January, police evacuated a strip mall last week because of a botched fax promotion that some Bank of America employees mistook for a bomb threat.

  • MySpace, The Globe.com Settle Spam Suit

    News Corp.’s popular community Web site said Thursday that it settled a spam-related lawsuit it had brought against The Globe.com.

  • Those Images May Get You Blocked: Lyris

    Contrary to what many marketers believe, spammy looking content is generally not the reason Internet service providers block incoming e-mail, according to a study released today by Lyris Technologies.

    User complaints and heavy use of images are two of the more prevalent reasons e-mail gets blocked, according to the e-mail software provider

  • Image Fiasco: What AOL’s Changes Mean to You

    AOL last week spurred a ruckus in the e-mail marketing industry when it rolled out a new version of its AOL.com and AIM.com free e-mail services that automatically block images by default.

    First the Email Experience Council issued a report saying that the services were blocking all images by default. Then deliverability concern Return Path issued a report saying that according to its tests, the services were blocking images only for new subscribers.

    So which is it, and what does it all mean to you?

  • Belligerant Anti-Spammer Watch: Mumma’s Claims Debunked

    Self-proclaimed tireless anti-spam litigator Mark Mumma has been telling anyone gullible enough to believe him that he had no idea I was a reporter during an interview in which he went ballistic earlier this year.

  • AOL.com Blocking Graphics; E-mail Open Rates to Drop Further

    AOL yesterday unveiled new versions of its AOL.com and AIM.com free e-mail services in which the images are turned off by default.

    As a result, e-mailers can expect to see their open rates for messages delivered to AOL.com and AIM.com plummet.